diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 072424c..1c4c709 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Pre-deploy tests
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
 
-  # ── Deploy via SFTP ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # ── Deploy via SSH/SCP ──────────────────────────────────────────
   deploy:
     name: Deploy to Hostinger
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -27,30 +27,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Deploy plugin files via SFTP
-        uses: SamKirkland/FTP-Deploy-Action@v4.3.5
+      - name: Deploy plugin files via SCP
+        uses: appleboy/scp-action@v0.1.7
         with:
-          server:   ${{ secrets.SFTP_HOST }}
+          host:     ${{ secrets.SFTP_HOST }}
           username: ${{ secrets.SFTP_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.SFTP_PASS }}
-          port:     ${{ secrets.SFTP_PORT || 22 }}
-          protocol: ftps
-          local-dir:  ./
-          server-dir: ${{ secrets.WP_PLUGIN_PATH }}
-          exclude: |
-            **/.git*
-            **/.git*/**
-            .github/**
-            tests/**
-            vendor/**
-            node_modules/**
-            composer.json
-            composer.lock
-            phpunit.xml.dist
-            .phpcs.xml.dist
-            peptide-news-plugin/**
-            README.md
-            .editorconfig
+          port:     ${{ secrets.SFTP_PORT }}
+          source: "admin/,includes/,languages/,public/,peptide-news-plugin.php"
+          target:   ${{ secrets.WP_PLUGIN_PATH }}
+          overwrite: true
 
       - name: Purge LiteSpeed Cache
         if: success()